I just finished reading "The Big Leap" by Gay Hendricks. He has lots of great insights on how to move ourselves closer to our Zone of Genius. This is the zone where we truly shine. We all have our own genius and we're happiest and feel most abundant when we dedicate as much of our time in that zone. It benefits us and those who surround us. Makes perfect sense.

Just as I was nearing the end of the book, my eyes land on this gem of a quote...

"I knew what I felt and felt what I knew."

Well, my insides were practically doing back flips because this is EXACTLY how one feels when they follow their tug.

The author tells a story about when he was 5 years old. I won't spoil it for you by divulging the details, but I will say that his absolute confidence of his inner knowingat that tender age is what resonates with me.

It's easy to think that kids couldn't possibly get all this metaphysical stuff. They don't have enough worldly experience to understand anything about life. And perhaps that's precisely the point. Maybe that's the exact reason they do.

I remember when I was a young child I had a vivid notion of my place in the world, how I fit in the universe... I felt an inner knowing and connectedness, but I didn't have the words to explain my feelings... still, it didn't make those feelings any less real.

Then I grew up and forgot all that wonder that was inside me. I grew up and became serious... doing serious things like living in a serious world, paying serious bills. The laughter waned. The feelings numbed. The voice became a faint whisper – almost inaudible. The lightness of being was exchanged for a certain heaviness. I moved further and further away from my spark and nearly lost it completely.

But it's that spark that ignites my soul. It was my genius... how could I abandon it? Man, I was a terrible steward!

I knew so much more when I was a young child.

The only way back is to look a little silly. To appear a little crazy even. Making decisions that seem beyond rational to onlookers. Build your intuition muscle one tug at a time. Warning: it can be messy. Your path might look like a doodle pattern on an Etch-a-Sketch, with lines going in every direction. Very much like this ---->

But so what? Who cares? Your inner knowing, if you let it, can speak to you and guide you. Doesn't that seems so much more fun than feeling lost on someone's else path?

Do yourself a favour, get quiet and start listening to your own self knowing. Because you DO know. That's the prize!!

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